OBJECTIVE: To determinate the erythropoietin concentration in amniotic fluid in normal pregnancies and pregnancies with suspected hypoxia. METHOD: The erythropoietin concentration of 164 samples of amniotic fluid was determined by ELISA. The samples were taken by amniotomy during birth, as well as amniocentesis conducted during prenatal care. RESULTS: A distribution of 1.07-7.29 U/l (10th-90th percentile) within the normal group (n = 106) was determined. Significantly elevated erythropoietin levels in amniotic fluid were determined in maternal hypertension (P = 0.039) and low birth-weight children (P = 0.0032). A correlation with the child's sex could be excluded. CONCLUSION: Elevated erythropoietin levels in amniotic fluid indicated chronic fetal hypoxia.
OBJECTIVE: To determinate the erythropoietin concentration in amniotic fluid in normal pregnancies and pregnancies with suspected hypoxia. METHOD: The erythropoietin concentration of 164 samples of amniotic fluid was determined by ELISA. The samples were taken by amniotomy during birth, as well as amniocentesis conducted during prenatal care. RESULTS: A distribution of 1.07-7.29 U/l (10th-90th percentile) within the normal group (n = 106) was determined. Significantly elevated erythropoietin levels in amniotic fluid were determined in maternal hypertension (P = 0.039) and low birth-weight children (P = 0.0032). A correlation with the child's sex could be excluded. CONCLUSION: Elevated erythropoietin levels in amniotic fluid indicated chronic fetal hypoxia.
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